Reversing-gearing for wringers.



F. W. SAUER.

REVERSING GEARING FOR WRINGERS.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 20, I915.

1,23%. Patented May 8,1917.

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WITNESSES A TTOR/VEY F. W. SAUER.

REVERSING GEARING FOR WRINGERS;

APPLICATION men APR. 20. 1915.

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Patented May 8, 1917.

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REVERSING-GEARING FOR WRINGERS.

To all-"whom it mayeohcern:

a citizen of the United States, residing at Hollis Court, county of Queens, and State of New York, have invented new and useful: Improvements in Reversing-Gearing for Wringers, of which the followingis a spec1- fication.

; This invention is an improvement in driv ing mechanism for power-driven clothes wringers, the object being to provide a simple, safe and efficient construction. The in vention comprises certain features of .con-

.struction and combinations of parts, which will be hereinafter described and more par ticularly pointed out in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawings illustrating the invention Figure 1 is a side elevation ofthe wringer; Fig. 2 is an end elevation thereof; Fig. 3 is an elevation looking at the opposite end;

Fig. 4 is an enlarged fragmentary sectional end elevation, showing the gearing;

Fig. 5 is a vertical section, taken at right angles through Fig. 1;

Fig. 6 is a detail enlarged section on the line 6-6 of Fig. 4; and

Fig. 7 is an enlarged perspective view of plate 29.

The wringer frame 1 may be in general of ordinary construction, and has end pieces 2 formed with the usual vertical slots 3 receiving the bearings 4 and 5 of the upper and lower rollers 6 and 7, springs 8 being disposed within the slots to press down upon the bearings of the upper roller.

On one end of the frame, opposite the end of the lower roller, is a box 9, which may be fixed in place by inward projecting wings 10 screwed to oppositesides of the frame, as indicated. The journal end 11 of the lower roller is extended into this box and bears a bevel gear 12. A transverse drive shaft 13 is journaled in the box, opposite and'at right angles to the journal of the lower roller, and bears opposed loose bevel pinions 14, which mesh simultaneously with the gear 12 at opposite sides of the FREDERICK W. SAUER,

Specification ofletters Patent. Patogntedl Ma ty 11911 'K. Application file d April 20, 1915. Serial No. 22,547. I i

on the shaft 13 between the pinions 14,

which are provided on their inner ends with clutch formations, so that they may be coupled alternately to the drive shaft, the distance between the pinions being suflicient,

so that when the 'clutch member 17 is in mid-position, neither of the pinions is driven, and the wringer is consequently at rest, even though the shaft 13 continues to revolve. I

The clutch member may be shifted by a lever 18, which is fulcrumed intermediate its ends at 19 to a plate 20 fixed to the end said handle is adapted to engage with a retainer 26 on the face of the end piece 2, opposite the end piece which bears the box 9. The retainer 26 is formed with a central notch to hold the handle in the position which places the clutch member 17 between and out of engagement with both of the pinions 14. By withdrawing the handle from this notch and rocking it past one end of the retainer or the other, the clutch member is shifted in the corresponding direction to couple the selected pinion 14 with the drive shaft. thus causing the wringer to operate in either direction which may be desired. The rock-shaft is longitudinally movable to permit the withdrawal ofthe handle 25 from engagement with the retainer, and is constantly urged lengthwise in the direction to hold it to such engagement by means of a compression spring 27 interposed between the rocker 23 and the plate 20. The rocker, it will be observed from Fig. 1, is of sufficient width to remain in engagement with the lower end of the lever 18, irrespective of the longitudinal movement of the rock-shaft. A tube 28 is preferably provided, extending between the .end pieces of the frame, for inclosing the v1x i e han sm .29

a "inent of the'end offthe lower'roller which is particularembodimenh illustrated, a la;

2,9 carried byjthe journal end 11 o the- 5 rollenheixig formed with an'opening'3O for 1" the rec pti n of this shaft. The plate is 7 provide fwith portions, preferably in the 1 term. o Pins elae g g n t sides of 1 :1s1o't3 mgsuchmanner a v t p the P a from screw 32 is threaded downward mg 11 wardmovement of the plate 29, and

What is claimed as new is:

theeombination with a"vertical frame, and a drlven 1member journaled therein, of a {box fixed to one endof the frame adjacent the end of the driven. member, a bevel gear said"box,fa transverse drivin shaft-journaled, in said box, opposed bevel pinions loose on said'shaft within'the box meshing I with the bevel gear, a double ber splined on the shaft betweenthe pinions and adapted to engage alternately therewith, a lever fulcrumed intermediate its ends on the end of the frame and engaging at its upper end with said clutch member, and a rock-shaft extending across the lower portion. of the frame through the end pieces thereof, one end .of said shaft bearing a rocker engaging the lower end ofsaid lever and the remote end of the shaft bearing a handle outside the opposite end of the frame. 4 0 2. In driving mechanism for wringers,

the combinationwith a vertical frame, and.

- a driven member journaled therein, of a box fixed to one end of the frame adjacent the end of the driven member, a bevel gear on the said end of thedriven memberwithin said box, a transverse drivin shaft journaled in said box, opposed evel pinions loose on said shaft within the box meshing with the bevel gear, a double clutch member splined on the shaft between the pinions and adapted to engage alternately therewith, a lever fulcrumed intermediate its ends on the end of the frame and engaging ,at its upper end with said clutch member, a rock-shaft extending across the lower portion of the frame through the end thereof, one end of said shaft bearmg a rocker engaging the lower end of said lever and the remote end of the shaft bearing a handle outside the opposite end of the frame,

, driven member through an overhanging portioni33" of the; box" 9 to bear" against the 'top'of. the] f'plate 29,:which' may-be provided with an extension "3 4,, as-shown-in Fig. 7.. This screw eonstitutes" an adjustable abutment, prevent-1 there ore of the end of the lower 'rollen,

for wringers,

"on the said end of the driven member within clutch mempieces aretainer on'this end of the" frame for en- 'engaged'ibyithex drivemeehanism. In the gagement by the handle, the rock -shaft bemg lon itudinally-movableito release the handle rom the retainer, and a sprin ing the rockrshaft lengthwise to ho I handle in engagement with the retainer..

". '3. In driving mechanism for wrin ers, the

a verticallyjslotted' ame, a

combination 0 y p journale'd"inbearings'ginthe slots of said frame, a 'box fixed on one end m embe'r, driving meansmounted inlsaid box for\dr1v1n g the driven memberin either di 'rection, and an abutment preventingthe ad-.

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j acent end of the driven member-from rising.

4. In drivingmechanism for wrin ers, the comblnatlon o a vertically slotted rame, a driven member journaled In bearings'in the slots of said frame, a box fixed on one end ofithe frame opposite the end of the driven member, a gearon the end of said driven member,,dr1vmg means mounted in said box for driving the driven member in either direction,j an'd anadjus'table-abutment on said box for pr'eventin 11 Ward movement of the adjacent end; of t e riven member. x

5. In drivin mechanism'for wringers, the combination of a vertically slotted frame, a driven member journaled 1n bearings in the slots of said frame, a box fixed on one end of the frame opposite the end of the driven member, gearing in the box for driving the driven member in either direction, a plate onthe adjacent end of the driven member,

' said late being held against rotation, and an a utment. screw extending downward through an overhanglng portion of said'box to bear against said plate.

6. In driving mechanismfor wringers, the combination-of a frame having vertically slotted end pieces, a driven member jour naled in bearings in the slots of said end pieces, a box fixedon one end of the frame opposite the end of the driven member, gearing in' the box for driving the driven member -in either direction, a plate on the adjacent end of the driven member, said plate having portions engaging the sides of the slot 'in the frame endpiece to keep the late from turning, and an abutment on the box cooperative with said-plate to-prevent upward movement thereof of the driven member.

Dated April15th, 1915.

FREDERICK w. SAUER.

Witnesses: T. A. ANDERSON, G. H. EMPEY.

and of the end 7 70 of the frame opposite the-end of the-driven member, a gear onthe end-of said driven 

